Patents by Inventor Franco Marcorin

Franco Marcorin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5655556
    Abstract: A dishwasher with a spray agitator (1) rotating about an axis (2) in alternating opposite directions due to the effect of two nozzles with opposite thrusts (6,7). The nozzles are alternately fed with water under pressure by means of a rotating shutter (13). The shutter is made to rotate by reduction gears (12,14) and a rotor (11) activated by a nozzle (8) provided inside the agitator (1). The dishes are washed efficiently even if a mechanical obstruction interferes with the agitator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Electrolux Zanussi Elettrodomestici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Carlo Guerrera, Franco Marcorin, Dino Munini
  • Patent number: 5544551
    Abstract: Device to draw mushroom-shaped corks (11), which can be gripped and operated by hand and is suitable to draw mushroom-shaped corks (11) consisting of cork or a plastic from bottles of sparkling wine, such sparkling wine bottles being possibly of a type with a neck (12a) containing a protruding ledge (22) or with a neck (12b) suitable for crown corks, the device comprising an outer shell (13) including in its lower portion a supporting ring (14) solidly fixed longitudinally to, and free to rotate circumferentially in relation to, the outer shell (13), an extractor element (16) being secured circumferentially to the supporting ring (14) and being able to move axially between a first lower end-of-travel position (16a) and a second upper end-of-travel position (16b), the supporting ring (14) including in its lower portion supporting elements (21) which cooperate with the protruding ledge (22) on the neck (12) of the bottle, the extractor element (16) comprising in its lower portion anchorage and clamping arm mean
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Microstamp SrL
    Inventors: Franco Marcorin, Ivo S. Tonel, Dino Munini
  • Patent number: 4919385
    Abstract: Structure to support a large mirror, cupboard doors and hanging cupboard doors with mirrors, two-face partition panels with mirrors or other items, the structure comprising a plurality of lateral sections (10) equipped with means (12-13) to support at least one small mirror (17) and a rear panel (20), a volume of space (22) being included between the lateral sections (10), the at least one small mirror (17) and the rear panel (20), the lateral sections (10) being united by means of angular elements (19) which cooperate with guide means (15-27) and with two neighbouring lateral sections (10) respectively, the lateral sections (10) comprising means (14) to support the rear panel (20), the volume of space (22) being filled with injected foam material which binds solidly together all the elements forming the large mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Imago Flama Sas di Pasquinelli Mauro & C.
    Inventors: Dino Munini, Franco Marcorin